Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 8

憂国のモリアーティ [Yūkoku no Moriarty] #8

by Ryōsuke Takeuchi, Hikaru Miyoshi (Illustrator)

Before he was Sherlock’s rival, Moriarty fought against the unfair class caste system in London by making sure corrupt nobility got their comeuppance. But even the most well-intentioned plans can spin out of control—will Moriarty’s dream of a more just and equal world turn him into a hero…or a monster?

Judgment is about to be served when William Moriarty finally comes face-to-face with the fake Jack the Ripper, who is actually a group of men who are tarnishing his childhood mentor’s good name for the sake of sowing fear and discord in London. After William and his gang dispose of the fakes, Sherlock Holmes arrives to investigate. Although he soon figures out the truth behind the Jack the Ripper killings, Scotland Yard is left in the dark. In a desperate attempt to put the situation to rest, the head of the Yard has an innocent man arrested and charged with the murders! Both Lestrade and the Moriartys are determined to get to the bottom of this false arrest before the man is hanged. And while Lestrade employs the help of Holmes once again, MI6 sends in their newest recruit…

Genres: Manga, Mystery, Historical Fiction, Historical, Crime, Fiction, Young Adult

200 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 4, 2019

About the author

Ryōsuke TAKEUCHI (竹内良輔, Chinese: 竹內良輔) is a Japanese author.

Reviews

[Valéria]

i just want Bond to take me out to dinner, that would be the most crucial healing process of my existence

[human · Rating 5 out of 5]

honestly this just gets more and more entertaining





two words: sherliam date.

[elliot · Rating 3 out of 5]

gay as hell

[Christina Pilkington · Rating 4 out of 5]

*4.5 stars

Jack the Ripper plot line, William and Sherlock working together...what's not to love?

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

While I don't love the Jack the Ripper plotline, the chapter with William and Sherlock working together to help a working class student does a very nice job of showing how they really do represent two different approaches to the same basic problem.

[Adibah Atiqa (persephtiyareads) · Rating 5 out of 5]

please, hear me out! HOW CAN I NOT GIVE 5 STARS BECAUSE THAT LAST CHAPTER JUST TOTAL WIN

In Chapter 28 [The Phantom of Whitechapel Act 4], which is the last part for this arc simply pointing out what makes Moriarty and Co. distinguished from another group upbringing for revolution. It serve as reminder that Moriarty ready to die serving their ideology while others on the name of selfish act where they used ‘changing social status’ but still seeing others as lowlife.

It also an important choice to see what Sherlock’s move will be after knowing the ‘fake Jack the Ripper’. Sherlock slowly trying to understand who’s behind all of this.

In Chapter 29&30 [The Riot in New Scotland Yard Act 1&2], Sherlock came to a conclusion where his choice will always be like a stringed puppet to the anonymous mastermind and that definitely drove him crazy.

We assumed that Moriarty’s eyes probably placed in everywhere necessary.

In Chapter 31 [The Adventure of the One Student] aka BY FAR, MY MOST FAVE CHAPTER PLEASE.

This chapter just simply beautiful and perfect. How every dialogue and panel constructed to flesh out Sherlock-Liam’s dynamic. They literally confronted one another— consulting detective and crime consultant despite their nature might fated to be against each other, both found such reassurance in one another.

Like when Sherlock said “I’m glad I could talk to you”, it just feels like the burden he bear just lifted. He might suspecting Liam at the same time but he still find Liam’s accompany soothed him.

I might seem just exaggerating their dynamic but that’s what I truly feel. The easy flow of conversation between them, just— SO PRECIOUS I SWEAR.

And by the end, Liam also felt the same way. He knew this very guy right in front of him accidentally will serve as his mortal enemy but at the same time, he glad that it was Sherlock.

PLEASE GUYS I AM GETTING EMOTIONAL

[lapetitepritt · Rating 5 out of 5]

that last chapter screamed G A Y

[Phantomº · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's the power of learning; it's unbendable by anyone, anywhere!

The original rating for this volume was 4 stars but the last chapter (31) deserved the extra one. Holmes calling Moriarty "Sensei~~", taking his exam (spoiler alert: an utter failure by the way, good job Holmes) AND THEM BECOMING PROUD PARENTS OF A MATHEMATICAL GENIUS KID OF THE WORKING CLASS AND GETTING HIM INTO THE UNIVERSITY REGARDLESS OF CLASS RESTRICTIONS BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO POWERFUL OF A DUO FOR ANYONE TO SAY NO TO THEM?

p.s. Bond flirting with MoneyPenny is top tier content. He ♥♥♥
Second season of the anime is out, need to keep up.

~☽

[zara · Rating 4 out of 5]

nothing makes me happier than domestic sherliam like truly, that one chapter alone revives my cold, dead heart.

[Hols · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is no straight explanation for this volume.

[Zaiba · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oooh, this whole Jack the Ripper arc is very intriguing.

[elif sinem · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 because even though I'm constantly blueballed in the manga they made good will hunting Japanese and that made me laugh for a minute straight

[Autmn Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,8 🌟

[hyacinthuss · Rating 4 out of 5]

sherlock and liam's game of cat and mouse is so cute.

[neya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gay/5
🖤🖤🖤

[bookstories_travels🪐 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Muy buen tomo, lo único que siento de habérmelo terminado es que ahora me toca esperar a que salga el siguiente, y a saber cuando sale. No sé como voy a aguantarlo, la verdad, me va a costar.

El arco de Jack el Destripador ha sido de lo mejorcito que nos ha dado este manga. Parecía que ya estaba prácticamente finiquitado en el tomo anterior, pero ha dado para mucho, siendo el motor de la mayoría de tomos de este volumen. Lo que es el cierre del arco me ha gustado mucho, y me ha dejado muy buen sabor de boca, primero por como han enfocado los autores el famoso misterio sobre quien era y porque actuaba así Jack el Destripador (Como ya dije en la reseña del tomo anterior, la idea que aquí se ha manejado me ha parecido muy original y diferente a como se ha tratado esta misma cuestión en otras historias o novelas) y, sobre todo, por la postura que la situación obliga a Sherlock a tomar y las dudas que en él generan sobre como esta jugando con todos El Señor del Crimen.

Cada vez se cierra el más el cerco de Sherlock a Moriarty, eso se nota en especial en el último capitulo, cuando vemos que la relación entre los dos se empieza a volver más cercana en lo personal. Ya no solo se centra en que ambos tengan intelectos similares o que deban resolver algún tipo de crimen, ahora se ve como poco a poco se están convirtiendo en verdaderos amigos, con convicciones personales muy parecidas. Pero a la vez son las dos caras de una misma moneda, el día y la noche, y todo eso hace que sea una relación muy particular e interesante. Eso sí, algunos de los comentarios que han hecho a lo largo de este capítulo me han preocupado, empieza percibir que la tragedia se está empezando a mascar. Por el tipo de manga que tenemos delante quizás esto era inevitable, pero eso no significa que tenga muchas ganas de ver como todo se va a pique entre ellos. Si, no niego que este par me encanta y me va a dar mucha pena cuando lo lea.

Entre medias tenemos dos capítulos enfocados en el personaje de James Bond, que debe impedir que un oficial corrupto de Scotland Yard acuse a un civil inocente de ser Jack el Destripador. Me parece que los autores han tenido muy buen ojo al seguir trabajando en el personaje de Bond, han sabido ver y manejar eficazmente todas las posibilidades que este carácter puede aportar a la trama, dejándonos bien claro que es alguien que actúa a su manera y que es muy poco convencional, pero muy eficaz.No se podía esperar nada menos del agente 007, claro. Ha sido muy interesante y divertido verle trabajar en solitario.

Vuelvo a insistir en que no sé cómo me las voy a apañar para aguantar al siguiente volumen, espero que no tarde dos o tres meses en salir como parece que va a hacer.

[Millie · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3.5/5

[Sylvie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Les choses deviennent intéressantes ! J’arrive de plus en plus à entrer dans l’histoire, m’intéresser aux personnages et à l’intrigue même du manga !

[Kasia Nowel · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75⭐

[Chelsea Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5 Stars: ‘Moriarty the Patriot’ (Book #8 of ‘Moriarty the Patriot’) by Ryōsuke Takeuchi.
→ Age Range: Young Adult.
→ Genre: Mystery, Historical Fiction.
→ Book Type: Manga.

Favourite Quote: ‘The only one who can put a leash on your mind is you. In your thoughts and imagination, you are free as you wish.’

In-depth Rating:
→ Plot: ★★★
→ Character Development: ★★★★
→ Setting: ★★★★★
→ Entertainment Level: ★★★★★
→ Writing: ★★★★★

General Comments: The Eighth Volume in the Moriarty the Patriot Series. The level of cleverness and fun that this volume delivers keeps even the most cuckoo of ideas somehow grounded with a sense of realism and coolness. Whether it’s dipping its toes in the waters of Fiction or Non-Fiction, it delivers something both entertaining and intriguing with every tale spun. The political corruption of the Police Force, was an interesting and brave topic to tackle.

Time Read: One Day.
→ Audiobook: No.
→ Audiobook Narrator: -

Re-Read: No.
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Trigger Warnings:
→Police Corruption.
→False Incarceration.
→Violence.

[Adam M · Rating 3 out of 5]

This wraps up the Jack the Ripper story line, "Bonde" gets a new assignment, we meet James spy inside Scotland Yard, it brings Mycroft back in, we see Sherlock sit across from William for a chat, tons of useful plot progression and still winds up losing a star from me.

Why?

In order to prove a point in the Sherlock/William chapter they introduce a subplot with GOOD WILL HUNTING. Like, literally lifted the plot from the the Matt Damon/Ben Affleck movie. For reasons surpassing understanding.

Stop doing that Takeuchi. It's really pulling me out of the world your building and brings nothing to the table. (do I just give up on this series if it's going to keep doing this nonsense?)

[Estíbaliz Montero Iniesta · Rating 2 out of 5]

¿2'5⭐? No sé qué nota ponerle. Hay algunas cosas que o no he entendido bien o no me cuadran. Y además en este tomo me parece que la traducción es bastante mejorable.

[yona!! · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pépite ce tome!! Et le dernier chapitre là🤌🏻 Sherlock simp sur Liam c’est sûr mdr

[maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

gay gay homosexual gay

[Shann · Rating 5 out of 5]

*Pats book* this bad boy can fit so much tension in it

[ada ✮ · Rating 3 out of 5]

bonde come home the kids miss you 😼

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Ripper case reaches its conclusion with, ironically, a higher body count than the real life version. In the aftermath, there’s corruption at the Yard, which puts Bonde and Sherlock on a collision course. And, of all the questions this story could ask, ‘how do you like them apples’ isn’t one that was even on my radar.

I don’t know of a manga series currently publishing that I run as hot and cold on as this one, where any given volume might be really good or really mediocre or somewhere in between or above or below.

On the plus side, I do think that the version of James Bonde we get in this story is a hoot, doubly so since he’s still a womanizer despite formerly being a female (well, he didn’t precisely transition, it’s complicated, though the story doesn’t care so you shouldn’t either). I’m here for that Bonde and Moniepenny relationship.

If anything lands exactly right in this one, it’s watching Bonde harass poor Que, which is basically straight out of any Bond movie ever made and almost as funny. At the rate Que keeps developing anachronisms, however, Bonde will have a jet pack by series end.

This version of Sherlock has similarly turned out to be a lot of fun and it’s interesting to see the Great Detective forced into using his skills in ways he’d rather not. I especially liked his own observation that a detective, by default, starts on the back foot, so pulling ahead of Moriarty is nigh impossible.

The Ripper case winds down with the usual burst of violence that lets the series re-emphasize that the methods our boys are using might be brutal, but they have a standard they adhere to when it comes to protecting the lower classes. I will say, I’m pretty sure they get the body count wrong for the historic Ripper, which was kind of surprising.

It’s a good denouement, if unspectacular, which is this volume in a nutshell. The next story is about corruption and brings Bonde and Sherlock both into the picture and, minus that rather amusing mash-up, isn’t especially interesting.

The MacGuffin in this one feels like it gets conjured into existence by the character’s discussing what would simply have to be the case, which I kind of dispute, rather than anything especially logical or factual. It just feels weird narratively.

And with the action taking place in a locked down Scotland Yard, you’d think Bonde would be a lot more interesting than his boring plan to get inside, which doesn’t make a lick of sense given how tight we’re told the security is. It’s not the most well plotted caper.

Anyhoo, the last chapter is a quiet conversation between Sherlock and Moriarty Prime, which would be an excellent bit of calm if the series did not decide that this was the exact moment it needed to jump the shark.

Oh, there’s a mathematics exam that Sherlock sits in on and one of the questions is impossible. But not for one student, except it’s not a student, no, it couldn’t be the lowly Bill Hunting, could it?

I think my jaw dislocated and I had to retrieve my eyes from across the room at that one. The Bond and Sherlock cross mingling was one thing, but why in the fourteen flavours of hell would you feel the need to bother bringing Good Will Hunting into this?

There seems to be absolutely no reason for this addition and it’s not like that movie is some cultural touchstone that needed to be integrated here. If you don’t recognize the reference it’s innocuous, if entirely predictable (a mystery with one suspect is not much of a mystery), but if you do, it’s utterly jarring.

Maybe next time the actual Fonzie will just show up, or Que will invent the One Ring, just for the hell of it. Or they could reinforce Moran’s skeleton with adamantium! Que, are you telling me you built a time machine out of an auto-carriage!? I mean, it just writes itself at that point.

Obviously it doesn’t wreck the whole thing, but now and then you get a plot device that just rubs you the wrong way and, given how little it has to do with anything, that one just threw off my entire appraisal of the volume. And minus that annoyance, the back and forth between the two leads is very choice. It’s a real fly in the soup moment if there ever was one.

3 stars - sometimes we get Professor Moriarty, sometimes we get Professor Mediocrity, and this time around we’re leaning far more towards the latter. Fun at times, irritating at others, definitely a lesser instalment for me.

[Johann · Rating 4 out of 5]

- 4.5 stars !

In this volume, we meet Jack The Ripper, an old ally of William's who helped him improve his fighting skills and physique. On the story, we follow Jack The Ripper and James Bond defeating the brutal rumor of Jack’s title being used for a merciless murderer killing prostitutes on dark alleyways. Behind the rumor is a group of men plotting another murder for innocent ladies on the streets, using Jack's title as an alias to hide their identity. With a challenge in front of him, James embarks on a mission to bring light on the myth and, in doing so, demonstrates his use as a member of William’s crew.

I’m only here to address the last chapter so if you’re here for an enlightening review, please leave, I would very much appreciate that. Now that’s gotten out of the way, lets start.

I will stand here saluting until my hands fall off, screaming until my voice is gone and grinning until my lips finally give up. Ladies and Gentlemen, Gays and Lesbians… I here by declare the canon-ization of both Sherlock and William to be indeed gay for each other. With an evident blush planted on Sherlock’s cheek when William called him by his first name, I hereby say that this manga is deemed as gay. And I will forever stand on this hill to the very day I die and nobody will change my mind about my one and only OTP on this series.

[Aleksandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's probably 4.5 stars but let's round up to show the joy the volume has brought me.
I like the two-chapter arc featuring James Bond (I love one (1) man, this version of James Bond is the only valid one as far as I'm concerned). I like the new character introduced in this chapter, Patterson is another good edition to the squad. The Moriarty brother definitely know how to pick up team mates. And of course, chapter 31 is so delightful, William and Sherlock together is a recipe for good stuff. Chapter 31 has no heterosexual explanation, you can't change my mind.

[John Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

This manga so far has got to be my favourite manga in decades. A very fun take of the Sherlock Holmes lore. And so far it’s been known for mixing in other figures of the past like Jack the Ripper, and Britain’s most famous spy, James Bond. But I did NOT expect this manga to mix in

-checks notes-

90s movie written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, “Good Will Hunting” 😂.